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'/niirnal of Ayiirullure, Victoria.- 



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Ruakura Rust- R esisting 



OAT 



THAT Ihc Ruakura 

 Oal 15 rust-resislant 

 IS undoubled. Dur- 

 ing the four years of ils 

 existence, no sign of smul 

 or root fungus has made 

 its appearance on it , 

 though two other varieties 

 growing in if.e same field, 

 and alongside it, were 

 affected with rust. smul. 

 and root fun^jus. It stood 

 the test of six days of 

 exceptionally wel, muggy 

 weather without any per- 

 ceptible change in the 

 bright colour of the straw 

 and seed head, while 

 other varieties in the 

 paddock were turned 

 almost black. The test 

 was an undoubtedly severe 

 one, and speaks volumes 

 (or the constitutional 

 power of the new oat. 



Slightly grey in colour, 

 the oat is thin-skinned and 

 of fine quality, the bushel 

 weight — the true test of 

 value — being 46 lbs. 



Price. 10/6 per bushel; 

 10 - per bushel in sack 

 lots. Stock limited. 



RUAKURA OAT 



LAW, SOMNER & CO. 



BRITISH AND COLONIAL SEED MERCHANTS 



139-141 Swanston Street, Melbourne 



Established 18SO 



Tel. Central 729 



Nurseries Orrong Rd., Armadale, Adjoining Toorak Rly. Station 



